Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

First of all, I thank all the witnesses for coming in to answer our questions. I will address the first question to Ms Buckley. Ms Buckley mentioned the national standards published in August of last year. One of the first themes in the national standards relates to how there must be a responsive workforce and how recruitment of staff should be able to deliver safe and effective services for both children and adults. Ms Buckley mentioned that the 15 staff in the centre had to learn new skills. Had any of them any experience whatsoever in working in a direct provision centre beforehand? Had any of them partaken of the Tusla course? Had any of them even been Garda vetted? Is it true that two of the managers actually left in the first four weeks after the centre opened on 19 March?